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Nature lover. 🏕️🌲 On a quest to visit all the national parks.
Personal Finance writer. 💲✍️ Exploring creative ways to catch up retirement savings after a late start. She/Her.
Nature lover. 🏕️🌲 On a quest to visit all the national parks.
Personal Finance writer. 💲✍️ Exploring creative ways to catch up retirement savings after a late start. She/Her.
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Q6 #parkchat Biscuit Basin, Peanut Pool, Porkchop Geyser, Lemonade Creek, Cucumber Spring, Cauliflower Geyser…. These are Yellowstone thermal features with culinary names. How many parklands can you recall that have features on their landscapes with “edible” names?
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Q6 #parkchat Biscuit Basin, Peanut Pool, Porkchop Geyser, Lemonade Creek, Cucumber Spring, Cauliflower Geyser…. These are Yellowstone thermal features with culinary names. How many parklands can you recall that have features on their landscapes with “edible” names?
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Q5: Where in the NPS system are you most thankful to be able to visit and hit the reset button when things just seem a little too much? How has this place improved your mental health? #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Q5: Where in the NPS system are you most thankful to be able to visit and hit the reset button when things just seem a little too much? How has this place improved your mental health? #ParkChat
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Q4 #ParkChat Camping, hiking, roadtrip, vacation.... we get to and experience our #PublicLands in various ways. What is one item or piece of gear you are most #thankful for or can't imagine leaving behind when visiting parks?
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Q4 #ParkChat Camping, hiking, roadtrip, vacation.... we get to and experience our #PublicLands in various ways. What is one item or piece of gear you are most #thankful for or can't imagine leaving behind when visiting parks?
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Q3 Please tell us about a favorite pre-dinner or post-Thanksgiving hike or park visit. Was it a new hike or park, or an old favorite? #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Q3 Please tell us about a favorite pre-dinner or post-Thanksgiving hike or park visit. Was it a new hike or park, or an old favorite? #ParkChat
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Q2 #ParkChat Tell us about one particular experience in a National, State, Provincial, or other Park that you are so grateful for having had any time in the past. What made it so special and memorable to you? @59nationalparks.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Q2 #ParkChat Tell us about one particular experience in a National, State, Provincial, or other Park that you are so grateful for having had any time in the past. What made it so special and memorable to you? @59nationalparks.bsky.social
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Q1 #ParkChat Several years ago the topic of pies came up on the chat. Inexplicably and without warning something called #PieChatBot took over our chat with 4-5 pie Qs and has never reappeared. Since then we ask this Q for #Thanksgiving: What’s your favorite pie for the holiday?
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Q1 #ParkChat Several years ago the topic of pies came up on the chat. Inexplicably and without warning something called #PieChatBot took over our chat with 4-5 pie Qs and has never reappeared. Since then we ask this Q for #Thanksgiving: What’s your favorite pie for the holiday?
Get in on the #ParkChat action today - last national park / nature themed question is coming up! You can also go back & answer the previous questions from this morning. That's what I'll be doing!
For #Thanksgiving today #ParkChat will operate on our “Holiday Schedule”. We’ll ask one question an hour for six hours beginning now at 9 AM ET. Jump on as your schedule allows. There will not be a regular chat tonight. We will return on 12/03 with @btarrington.bsky.special as our special guest host
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Get in on the #ParkChat action today - last national park / nature themed question is coming up! You can also go back & answer the previous questions from this morning. That's what I'll be doing!
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
It's National #Fibonacci Day! Celebrating beautiful fractals in nature: the spiral pattern in romanesco broccoli, pinecones, pineapples, ferns, seed heads of sunflowers, succulents, snowflakes, shells & more. Fibonacci's grave in Pisa, Italy. I expected to see ferns carved into the stone, but no.
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's National #Fibonacci Day! Celebrating beautiful fractals in nature: the spiral pattern in romanesco broccoli, pinecones, pineapples, ferns, seed heads of sunflowers, succulents, snowflakes, shells & more. Fibonacci's grave in Pisa, Italy. I expected to see ferns carved into the stone, but no.
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Next week #ParkChat will operate on our “Holiday Schedule”for #Thanksgiving. We’ll ask one question an hour beginning at 9 AM ET six Qs total. In recognition of the legendary #piebot I’ll ask the #piechat Q at 9 AM. There will not be a 9 PM chat next week. Want to participate? 4 Qs available.
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Next week #ParkChat will operate on our “Holiday Schedule”for #Thanksgiving. We’ll ask one question an hour beginning at 9 AM ET six Qs total. In recognition of the legendary #piebot I’ll ask the #piechat Q at 9 AM. There will not be a 9 PM chat next week. Want to participate? 4 Qs available.
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Q11: The best part of loving parks is always having another place to look forward to, whether it’s a bucket-list destination or a quiet, nearby favorite you haven’t visited in a while.
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Q11: The best part of loving parks is always having another place to look forward to, whether it’s a bucket-list destination or a quiet, nearby favorite you haven’t visited in a while.
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
What’s one park or landscape you really want to experience in the next year and what draws you to it? #ParkChat
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Q10: Almost everyone has a “gateway” place — the park or landscape that sparked their curiosity, shaped their sense of wonder, or opened the door to caring about public lands.
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Q10: Almost everyone has a “gateway” place — the park or landscape that sparked their curiosity, shaped their sense of wonder, or opened the door to caring about public lands.
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
What was your gateway public land — the place that first made you care? #ParkChat
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Q9: Some of the most unforgettable parts of a park visit aren’t the big landmarks at all — sometimes it’s a patch of wildflowers, the smell after it rains, or a glimpse of ancient petroglyphs tucked into a canyon wall.
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Q9: Some of the most unforgettable parts of a park visit aren’t the big landmarks at all — sometimes it’s a patch of wildflowers, the smell after it rains, or a glimpse of ancient petroglyphs tucked into a canyon wall.
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
What’s a tiny detail from a park visit that has stayed with you? #ParkChat
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Q8: Whether it’s delicate desert soils, crashing shores, ancient forests, or wide-open rangelands — big landscapes often depend on tiny, fragile systems to stay healthy.
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Q8: Whether it’s delicate desert soils, crashing shores, ancient forests, or wide-open rangelands — big landscapes often depend on tiny, fragile systems to stay healthy.
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
If you could protect ONE thing about wide open places for future generations, what’s the top priority for you? #ParkChat
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Q7: Remote places mean different things to different people — canyon backroads, high mountain basins, desert mesas, quiet coves, long trails, or even a single peaceful overlook.
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Q7: Remote places mean different things to different people — canyon backroads, high mountain basins, desert mesas, quiet coves, long trails, or even a single peaceful overlook.
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
When you think about the word “remote,” what do you picture first? #ParkChat
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Q6: Southeast Utah’s parks are world-famous dark sky havens, but darkness is disappearing in many places. Even so, night skies remain one of the most universal park experiences.
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Q6: Southeast Utah’s parks are world-famous dark sky havens, but darkness is disappearing in many places. Even so, night skies remain one of the most universal park experiences.
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
What’s a night-sky moment on public lands that you’ll never forget? #ParkChat
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Q5: Parks often shift our sense of scale — whether you’re staring down into a canyon, standing beneath giant trees, or watching cliffs fade into fog.
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Q5: Parks often shift our sense of scale — whether you’re staring down into a canyon, standing beneath giant trees, or watching cliffs fade into fog.
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
Have you ever had a moment on public lands where you suddenly felt very small (in a good way)? What caused that? #ParkChat
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Q4: Out here, the desert has a soundtrack: ravens echoing in canyons, wind carving through fins, distant thunder bouncing off sandstone. But every park has its signature sound.
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Q4: Out here, the desert has a soundtrack: ravens echoing in canyons, wind carving through fins, distant thunder bouncing off sandstone. But every park has its signature sound.
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
What is a sound in nature that instantly teleports you into “park mode”? #ParkChat
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Q3: People often picture solitude as standing alone under a giant arch, but solitude can look different everywhere — from quiet beaches to misty forests to early-morning trailheads.
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Q3: People often picture solitude as standing alone under a giant arch, but solitude can look different everywhere — from quiet beaches to misty forests to early-morning trailheads.
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
When you’re outdoors, do you seek quiet, or do you like hearing people around? #ParkChat
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Q2: Canyonlands is known for horizons that just… keep going. But incredible horizons can happen anywhere — from alpine ridges to rolling grasslands to barrier islands.
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Q2: Canyonlands is known for horizons that just… keep going. But incredible horizons can happen anywhere — from alpine ridges to rolling grasslands to barrier islands.
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
Where in public lands have you experienced the most jaw-dropping horizon? #ParkChat
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Q1: In places like Arches & Canyonlands, scale can feel unreal, but the feeling of “vastness” isn’t just a desert thing. Forests, coasts, mountains, tundra… they all have their own version of “big.”
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Q1: In places like Arches & Canyonlands, scale can feel unreal, but the feeling of “vastness” isn’t just a desert thing. Forests, coasts, mountains, tundra… they all have their own version of “big.”
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat
What makes a park feel big to you? Is it the view? The silence? The sky? Something else? #ParkChat